Yes, Image Charts has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $29/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Image Charts is a chart generation API that renders charts as images from chart configuration data. It supports chart templates, custom URLs, embed codes, and integrations with Zapier and Make for automating chart creation in emails, reports, PDFs, and other workflows.
The service includes documentation and SDKs for JavaScript/NodeJS, PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, and C#, plus support for frameworks such as Next, Remix, Express, Django, Rails, and Laravel. The free offering is the Individual plan, which allows unlimited API calls but includes a watermark, Google Premium Network delivery, and WebP/GIF support.
- Unlimited API calls
- Watermark on free charts
- Google Premium Network delivery
- WebP and GIF support
- Zapier and Make integrations
- Custom URLs and embed codes
- Multi-language SDK support
Free Tier Value
This free tier is genuinely usable, not just a demo: it includes the editor, manual data entry, premium network delivery, GIF/WebP output, and community support, but it keeps the watermark in place and leaves out the paid branding and workflow features. Since the cheapest paid plan is $99/month and the free plan covers roughly a third of that practical capability, its monthly value is about $29. A credit card is not required, and the offer is free forever but still capped by the free-plan limitations.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Free plan access to the chart editor for creating simple embeddable charts.
- Manual data entry for building charts on the free plan.
- Google Premium Network access on the free plan.
- WebP and GIF chart output support on the free plan.
- A small "image-charts.com" watermark on free charts.
- Community support on the free plan.
See Image Charts pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Business
- API calls
- Unlimited
- Chart generation
- Unlimited
- No watermark
- Custom subdomain
- Zapier and Make integration
- Priority email support
- Priority feature requests
Enterprise
- API calls
- Unlimited
- Chart generation
- Unlimited
- Dedicated support contact
- High-resolution chart support
- Compound charts
- Multiple axis charts
- Localization support
Pricing extracted from Image Charts's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Image Charts free forever?
Yes. Image Charts has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Image Charts require a credit card?
No. You can start on Image Charts's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Image Charts's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Image Charts's cheapest paid plan is Business at $99 / month.
What is Image Charts's free tier worth?
Image Charts's free tier is worth about $29 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 66/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
